Posted by Euro-anime.id – Doga Kobo Studio is a Japanese animation studio founded by former Toei Animation member, Hideo Furusawa in 1973. This studio, located in Tokyo, has produced many anime series titles, including Oshi no Ko.
Oshi no Ko is one of Doga Kobo’s currently popular anime and has entered its 2nd season. Apart from Oshi no Ko, there are dozens of other anime titles from Doga Kobo that are no less cool and exciting.
Below are 8 recommendations for the best anime by Doga Kobo studio besides Oshi no Ko. Listen to the discussion!
1. Alya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings in Russian (2024)
The first anime made by Doga Kobo studio was entitled Alya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings in Russian. This anime will air simultaneously with Oshi no Ko season 2 from early July 2024.
Alya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings in Russian tells the story of Alisa Mikhailovna Kujou or Alya, a girl of mixed Japanese and Russian descent who is known to be smart, beautiful and popular at her school.
Even so, Alya’s personality, which seems unapproachable, makes everyone remain wary of this girl who is nicknamed the “lone princess”.
One of the people who can be close to Alya is Masachika Kuze, a student who sits next to her. Alya, who has difficulty being honest, is often rude to Masachika and expresses her feelings in Russian.
2. Shikimori’s Not Just a Cutie (2022)
The next anime is Shikimori’s Not Just a Cutie. The story Shikimori’s Not Just a Cutie focuses on the daily lives of a pair of teenagers who are in a romantic relationship, Yuuki Izumi and Miyako Shikimori.
Yuuki is a high school teenager who is less fortunate and often suffers from misfortune. However, Yuuki’s bad luck disappeared when he was with his girlfriend, Shikimori.
Even though she looks like a beautiful and cute girl with a good personality, it turns out that Shikimori can turn into a badass protector when Yuuki faces problems.
3. My Senpai is Annoying (2021)
Next there is the anime My Senpai is Annoying.My Senpai is Annoying tells the story of Futaba Igarashi, an office worker at a company who becomes the victim of the pranks of her own senior, Harumi Takeda.
The difference in body posture makes Takeda tease Igarashi even more aggressively. Even so, Igarashi realized Takeda’s reliability in working and solving problems at work. Over time, Igarashi and Takeda’s relationship developed beyond just colleagues.
4. Tada Never Falls in Love (2018)
As the title suggests, Tada Never Fall in Love tells the story of Mitsuyoshi Tada, a teenager who has never known love and only focuses on his hobby of photography.
Until one day, Tada, who was busy photographing cherry blossoms in bloom, met Teresa Wagner, a girl from outside Japan who was lost. Tada helped and took Teresa to her grandfather’s coffee shop.
Unexpectedly, Tada meets Teresa again as a transfer student at her school. Teresa decides to join the same photography club as Tada. In a club filled with a bunch of strange people, Tada builds friendships and maybe thinks about love.
5. New Game! (2016)
The next anime from studio Doga Kobo is entitled New Game!This anime focuses on Suzukaze Aoba, a girl who starts working as a character designer at the game development company, Eagle Jump, after she graduates from high school.
Aoba, who has loved the Fairies Story game series since childhood, was very enthusiastic when he found out that he would be involved in developing the game Fairies Story 3. Moreover, under the direction of Kou Yagami, the main character designer of his favorite game.
Together with his department colleagues who have various personalities, Aoba starts his career as a character designer with various problems that they will face later.